St. Margaret's Bay Gardening Club

10/01/2026

Info on our October meeting

We will meet on October 21st at 7 pm. St. Luke's United Church in Upper Tantallon. Come early (6:30) if you'd like to spend time chatting with other members! Cash donations for the SMB Food Bank are always welcome. Guests may attend meetings too! There is a $5 fee for visitors.

PLEASE ALSO SEE THE POST RE OUR RENEWAL FORM - below!

Our speaker will be the popular Georgina Tarrant from BLOOM Greenhouses. The topic is:

PLANNING FOR RESILIENCE

"Over the past five years we have faced many weather and pest challenges. People in our area have been challenged by drought, fire, floods and an ever-increasing disease and pest load. On October 21st, I will be discussing how garden design and plant selection can help us adapt. We will explore ways to integrate resiliency into our gardens, from design features and layout to soil improvement and plant selection."

10/01/2026

If you just PAID for 2026-2027 and did NOT fill our our membership form, this is something that we REALLY NEED!! Your etransfer does not give us your email or phone number. (Yes, we know that we may have this info from last year but we have to search for it and re-enter it...) Each year THIS FORM https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAlCWqBYx4RPlZqK6_jvCOgX3UI9q_tr2oEoyOf5HEkvz93Q/viewform

populates our MAILING LIST. Right now our mailing list and etransfers do not MATCH. Please take a minute to use the form to share your name, email and phone number. If you can't remember if you did it or not, do it anyway!

If you are renewing or are brand new, we really appreciate being able to share meeting information and other news with you, on a timely basis. THANKS!!

Thank you for using this online form! Online info will be automatically logged to our secure spreadsheet which greatly reduces the work for our Membership Committee. (A printed form will be available at meetings but in very limited quantities. Please use this form for efficiency, and to save a tree....

09/23/2026

Please note that this Dartmouth Horticultural Society event requires you to pre-register. The QR code is at the bottom of their poster. For inquiries, please contact the DHS.

09/22/2026

For African violet enthusiasts!

09/17/2026

Last evening we had the first meeting of the 2026-2027 season. Matthew Roy of Coastal Grove Farm in Upper Port LaTour shared some of his extensive knowledge about soil, creating greenhouse space, extending the growing season and so much more! In the near future he will be sharing information with the club to place on our website. We will let you know when to look for it. Thanks to all our returning members, volunteers and to Matthew!

09/05/2026

Our first meeting of the 2026-2027 season is on September 16th. Details below!

Renew now using this form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAlCWqBYx4RPlZqK6_jvCOgX3UI9q_tr2oEoyOf5HEkvz93Q/viewform?pli=1 and pay by etransfer to be considered a "paid up Member." (We also invite gardeners to join for the first time if you're within driving distance) Please send us an email too [email protected]
Sometimes things go astray and we need to have a backup for your email address - that is where all our meeting notices and other club info is sent! Also, your bank account may be under a different name than you use for membership.

Our first meeting of the season will be held at St. Luke's United Church, 5374 St. Margaret's Bay Road in Upper Tantallon, at 7pm on September 16th, 2026
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We are delighted to welcome Matthew Roy of Coastal Grove Farm. He will speak on the topic Growing in Greenhouses.

Roy will be talking about the importance of healthy soils and how to get them, the basics of constructing a greenhouse to grow vegetables year round. Roy will be bringing some equipment that he uses in the greenhouse for us to see. Roy will also have some of his organic farm products avaible for purchase.

09/02/2026

What's happening in your garden? What's still thriving...finally blooming...still performing? Here's a "flock of photos" from my garden yesterday and this evening - I won't try to name everything. Some hostas have JUST bloomed, in fact I'm seeing new buds. The coneflowers are having a blast. Ligularia, as tiny as the bloom is, always makes me smile. There's a lone yellow snapdragon, and some very happy annual "fillers" are still going strong in thw wheelbarrow. Scarlet runners are bright spots and we still have female hummingbirds visiting daily. That red rose just won't quit and the clematis still pops out a bloom every few days. Yellow waxbells are just starting to bloom 💛 . Please share in the comments what's making you happy in YOUR late summer garden. It's ok to share a bunch! Everyone loves to "visit" via your pictures. -Paula Fredericks

06/29/2026

The stars were aligned to create a perfect day for our Valley Garden Tour yesterday! I enjoyed a fabulous day with 48 (or was it 49? 🤔😉) wonderful people! A bit of rain on the way out and a bit to welcome us back to Tantallon; otherwise, it was a wonderful day to visit the garden nurseries and enjoy lunch at Luckett Vineyards.
Here are a few photos from our day trip!

06/26/2026

The Valley Garden Nursery Tour is happening this Sunday, and there are 5 seats left! For those of you who like to leave things to the last minute, registration is still open, but not for long. Registration closes at 5 pm on Saturday.
There has been a slight change in the itinerary. Our last stop will be at Baldwin Nurseries just outside of Windsor. So three fabulous locations: The Briar Patch, Luckett Vineyards, and Baldwin Nurseries to finish off the day.

For details on how to register, visit https://www.stmargaretsbaygardeningclub.org

Penny Irving

06/17/2026

Have you heard about the Plant with Pride contest? Sponsored by the SMB Gardening Club and SMB Pride, the contest is open to all and has several categories! Look at these beautiful examples created by Karen Llewellyn! All the details are available here https://www.stmargaretsbaypride.ca/